Comments on: How Many Naps Does Your Baby or Toddler Actually Need?

By: Janelle Reid

Janelle Reid — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 15:56:52 +0000

In reply to Georgina.

Hi @Georgina, thanks for writing to us. I’m glad to hear your daughter has been doing overall so great with sleep, but am sorry you’re challenged with that last nap of the day. Here is a link to a free guide with tips to help with nap trouble that may be helpful: https://www.babysleepsite.com/free-baby-nap-guide/
I hope this helps but if you need anything else, please let us know!

By: Georgina

Georgina — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 11:04:58 +0000

Hi,

My daughter is 5 months old and is sleeping well at night. She goes to sleep around 7pm and wakes around 6am, either sleeping all night or waking once for a feed. She usually has a sleep during the morning for about an hour and then one after lunch for around 1.5 hours. I struggle to get her to have a third nap and it is a real struggle for her to last from around half 2/3 until bedtime. Do you have any advice?

Thank you

By: Neosha

Neosha — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 22:48:28 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Wilde. @Jennifer - Thank you for reading and for sharing with us. Short and erratic naps are definitely very common for a 2 month old baby! 8 hours of sleep at night sounds heavenly though! :) Do keep reading and sharing, Jennifer!

By: Jennifer Wilde

Jennifer Wilde — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 23:00:55 +0000

My 2 month old Sleeps through the night about 8 hours. During the day she will take little cat naps anywhere from 15 minutes to 30 minutes. Is this normal since she is sleeping through the night?

By: Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site

Debbye @ The Baby Sleep Site — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:22:55 +0000

In reply to Geetanjali. Hi @Geetanjali - Thank you for visiting us! We hope that you continue to find our information helpful and informative! Thanks for reading!

By: Geetanjali

Geetanjali — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 05:46:32 +0000

Really awesome blog. Informative and helpful.Thanks for sharing.

By: Janelle Reid

Janelle Reid — Fri, 18 May 2018 18:06:08 +0000

In reply to Melody.

Hi @Melody, thanks for stopping by the Baby Sleep Site! Here is a link to a sample schedule for a 9 month old that shows the amount of sleep that a baby this age needs in a 24 hour period. https://www.babysleepsite.com/schedules/9-month-old-baby-schedule/#schedule
Hopefully this will help! 🙂

By: Melody

Melody — Fri, 18 May 2018 14:23:00 +0000

I run a day care. I have a parent that wants us to put there 9 month old down for a nap every 2 hours from the time she wakes up. She gets up at 6 and we put her down at 930 and again at 1. She takes about a 45 minute nap in the morning and a 1.5 to 2 hours at her second nap. She does not fuss and is in a great mood most of the time. She does not act tired at all. What can I tell her parents? They want us to put her down and say they are worried about her health since we don’t give her enough rest.

By: Neosha

Neosha — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 19:36:12 +0000

In reply to Kayla.

@Kayla – Thank you for visiting our sleepy little village! How awesome that your little guy is sleeping so well for you during the day and night! That’s wonderful! Good sleep most definitely begets good sleep; please don’t doubt this. I’m not sure if there are any other factors involved or contributing to his daily schedule on the days he sleeps less during the night, but from what you’ve described it sounds as though he just may be getting all the sleep he needs. Each baby only needs a certain amount of total sleep each day and night, so whether he gets more of it during the day or the night, that total # won’t change. So on the days he’s napping longer during the day, he’s getting more of his total sleep during the day so thereby needs less of it at night. This article may be helpful as well: https://www.babysleepsite.com/baby-sleep-needs/baby-how-much-sleep/

I hope this helps, Kayla. Please do keep reading and commenting!

By: Kayla

Kayla — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 22:55:08 +0000

My little boy (7 mo old) usually takes 2-3 naps depending on how long he sleeps. He regularly goes to bed around 7 and wakes up at 7 and at night nurses 1-2 times on good nights but sometimes every 3 hours. I have noticed however when he takes 3 short naps (30-45 minutes), he sleeps better at night than when he takes 2 longer naps (1-2.5 hours. Why would this be? Any ideas?
I usually hear that good sleep begets good sleep so this seems backwards.